Inelegant
Inelegant adjective - Marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste.
Usage example: inelegant furniture that looked like it belonged in a budget motel
Ostentatious and inelegant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostentatious" instead an adjective "Inelegant".
Nearby Words: inelegance, inelegantly
Ostentatious
Ostentatious adjective - Excessively showy.
Usage example: wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger
Inelegant and ostentatious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inelegant" instead an adjective "Ostentatious".
Nearby Words: ostentation, ostentatiously
Related pairs
- showy and inelegant
- showy and ostentatious
- loud and inelegant
- loud and ostentatious
- vulgar and inelegant
- vulgar and ostentatious
- flashy and inelegant
- flashy and ostentatious
- gaudy and inelegant
- gaudy and ostentatious
- tawdry and inelegant
- tawdry and ostentatious
- garish and inelegant
- garish and ostentatious
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